King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3
9… Bg4+0.20
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation (E79), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3, Stockfish 18 recommends 9… Bg4 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.20).
Top engine moves
- +0.209… Bg4 10. Nxc6 Bxe2 11. Nxd8 Bxd1 12. Rxd1 Rfxd8 13. Ke2 Rdc8 14. b3
- +0.269… Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxg4 12. Qd3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qf2
- +0.379… Re8 10. O-O Bg4 11. Nb3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nd7 13. Rac1 Bxc3 14. Rxc3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9… Bg4 for Black, continuing 10. Nxc6 Bxe2 11. Nxd8 Bxd1 12. Rxd1 Rfxd8 13. Ke2 Rdc8 14. b3. The position is roughly equal (+0.20). The next best moves are 9… Ng4 (+0.26) and 9… Re8 (+0.37).
Is the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.20: the position is roughly equal. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation?
E79. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; E is the volume for indian defenses.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).